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She says that he 'insisted'. Typically someone 'insisting' on something implies an initial 'no'.

And furthermore, "not saying no" is not the bar for consent. An enthusiastic, unambiguous yes is the bar for consent. Not giving consent is the default, assumed position until that yes arrives.

> There was another time that he insisted on having intercourse regardless of me saying I didn’t want to.

Insisting doesn't mean doing it, does it?

In English, it can mean doing it. "I wanted to split the check, but he insisted on picking up the bill." For instance, could mean that the person paid the whole bill or that they are putting up a strong resistance.

It's unfortunately ambiguous.

> There was another time that he insisted on having intercourse regardless of me saying I didn’t want to.